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Updated: 10:54 PM EDT Apr 23, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recommended the resumed use of the Jansson vaccine, also known as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following the CDC and FDA safety affirmation Friday night.The CDC and FDA announced their confidence Friday that the vaccine is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19 after a pause to allow further analysis into six cases of blood clots in women who had received the vaccine.In a joint statement, the CDC and the FDA stated:The FDA and CDC have confidence that ...

RALEIGH — COVID-19 cases in North Carolina are slowly inching toward the milestone of 1 million cases, while in Avery County, the last county to report a positive case last May, the total of confirmed positive cases has topped 2,000. Local and state vaccination statistics The latest County Alert System map and statistics were released on April 1 by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, with the report providing good news on the critical spread of COVID-19 in the state. “North Carolina’s key metrics show a leveling off of trends in COVID-19 spread after sev...

Updated: 11:02 AM EST Mar 13, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript LOVED ONES OR WHO ARE FIGHTING THIS VIRUS. AS WE DISCUSSED AT TUESDAY’S BRIEFING NORTH CAROLINA CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON GETTING VACCINES INTO ARMS AS QUICKLY AND AS FAIRLY AS POSSIBLE, AND I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR PROVIDERS OUT THERE WHO CONTINUE TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE. WITH THE ADDITION OF A THIRD SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ONE-SHOT VACCINE AND A STEADY INCREASE IN IN BOTH TWO SHOT VACCINES. WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN ALL OF GROUP THREE FOR VACCINATIONS ON MARCH THE 3RD, AND THAT MEANT THAT ALL OF OUR FRONTLINE ESSENTIAL W...

RALEIGH — Beginning March 17, some members of Phase 4 can get their COVID-19 vaccine — a week earlier than previously announced.

Beginning March 17, those with high-risk medical conditions and some living in congregate settings will be eligible. The rest of Group Four will be eligible beginning April 7.